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Boynton man with long criminal history arrested after allegedly abusing puppy

A Boynton Beach man with a long criminal history was arrested Monday after several witness watched him allegedly abuse a puppy, according to a probable cause affidavit.

One witness told Boynton Beach Police that she was driving east on Gateway Boulevard around 4:30 p.m. when she saw Timmy Sherman, 44, dragging two pit bull puppies across the street. The woman said once Sherman reached the sidewalk, he pulled one of the dogs high off the ground then dropped it on its backside.

Sherman then allegedly jerked the puppy and dragged it along the sidewalk when it wouldn’t stand up and finished by kicking the dog in the rear hip area, the witness said.

The witness told police she and other passersby yelled and honked their car horns at Sherman to make him stop.

When police arrived, they found a small baggie containing marijuana in his left front pocket.

Sherman is facing charges of animal abuse and marijuana possession. Sherman was also booked at the Palm Beach County jail for failing to appear in court in connection with separate arrests in November, December and January for retail theft. He is being held in lieu of $6,500 bail.

Court records show that Sherman has been arrested 11 times since 1999, mostly on drug charges. Sherman has sentenced to state prison at least five times, including nearly three years from January 2005 to December 2008 for battery on a law enforcement officer and resisting arrest with violence.

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